While Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner supports safe injection sites, state Attorney General Josh Shapiro shuns the idea. The sticking point on safe injection is an early bump in the road for the newly-formed task force.

The Xarelto plaintiff who had her nearly $28 million verdict reversed last month has outlined the issues she plans to raise to the Pennsylvania Superior Court as part of her effort to have the multimillion-dollar award reinstated.

Imprisoned hip-hop star Meek Mill has opened a new avenue of appeal, focusing on recent revelations that a key witness in his case is one of several police officers that the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office has reportedly deemed to have questionable credibility.

The eight-page motion references Judge Genece Brinkley's decision to hire Philadelphia attorney A. Charles Peruto Jr. and contends that Brinkley may have improperly made public a key transcript in the case that had been under seal since February 2016.

The lawsuit alleges that the judge had discriminated against a female probation officer and created a hostile work environment for her and her husband after they broke off a sexual relationship that began nearly 15 years ago.

The Reglan litigation came to a settlement last year, and, according to the judge tasked with presiding over the city's mass torts programs, the court is entering the final stages of administering that settlement.

Lawyers with hearings or trials set to take place Thursday do not need to worry about fighting through mobbed Philadelphia streets to get to court, as First Judicial District officials have announced that nearly all court services will be shut down on Feb. 8.

The defense team for Meek Mill has kicked up a significant ethical cloud around the Philadelphia judge who handed the rap star a lengthy jail sentence last year, but, according to several court watchers, the storm may blow over without significantly impacting either Mill's case, or the judge's ability to preside over cases.

An attorney recently sanctioned for posting pictures of a Philadelphia courtroom on social media and using the hashtag #killinnazis has withdrawn from the Xarelto trial that is scheduled to begin next month.

Embattled Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Genece Brinkley has hired attorney A. Charles Peruto Jr. to help her fight criticism that has been mounting since she sentenced hip-hop star Meek Mill to a lengthy prison term for a probation violation.

The high court specifically agreed to hear arguments about whether sending prelitigation emails to public relations consultants waives the work-product doctrine, and whether a third party must provide legal advice, or be acting under the control of an attorney or the client, to qualify as a privileged person.

The First Judicial District received a bit of a black eye recently in the ongoing dust-up over hip-hop star Meek Mill's parole violation case when it had to fire a court clerk in the wake of revelations that she had asked the rapper to help pay her child's college tuition.

The recent decision to void Pennsylvania's congressional map over gerrymandering concerns may cause some confusion in the upcoming election, but, according to court watchers, the appeal to halt that ruling faces extremely long odds.

A Delaware County jury has awarded more than $40 million to the family of a 6-year-old who suffered a spinal injury during birth. According to attorneys representing the plaintiff, the award is the largest personal injury verdict from a Delaware County jury.

A Law Weekly tally of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania's work product over the last two years shows that its seven justices like to display an independent streak, and lawyers who looked at the findings stressed that the high court as a whole tends to be unpredictable.

A Delaware County jury has awarded more than $40 million to the family of a 6-year-old who suffered a spinal injury during birth. According to attorneys representing the plaintiff, the award is the largest personal injury verdict from a Delaware County jury.

When a district attorney dies in a smaller county in Pennsylvania, typically the office's first assistant is sworn in as the county's top law enforcement official. That process, however, did not happen after Susquehanna's district attorney passed away last month.

A case where an attorney was barred from attending a client's independent psychological exam should proceed, despite the plaintiff's argument that she had a right to counsel during the evaluation, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled.

The opioid epidemic has come at a high cost to the Philadelphia region and city officials have sued several leading pharmaceutical companies in an effort to hold them accountable for their alleged role in the crisis.

Federal investigators are refusing to turn over evidence related to a fatal food truck explosion in Philadelphia, truck rental giant U-Haul has alleged in a lawsuit claiming improperly withheld evidence is central to a products liability litigation pending in Philadelphia.

Although some are taking positive signs from the past week and others say they have some lingering concerns, almost everyone who spoke with The Legal is treating the situation much like they would the weather in January in Pennsylvania—with a wait-and-see approach.

Speaking for the first time publicly since cutting more than 30 employees from the payroll, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has announced his choices to fill five leadership positions, including his chief of staff and the head of the homicide unit.

Attorneys handling cases in the Criminal Justice Center on Monday faced some delays and confusion in the wake of the major shakeup initiated by new Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner. Although most defense attorneys said they expect things to run smoothly, many said the full impact of the changes remains to be seen.

The Pennsylvania Superior Court has opened the door for plaintiffs in the Risperdal mass tort to seek possible punitive damages. The ruling significantly raises the stakes of the litigation, which currently involves more than 6,000 pending cases in Philadelphia.

A litigation funding company has appealed a federal judge's decision that barred third parties from entering into assignment agreements with former NFL players seeking recovery from the $1 billion concussion-related settlement.

During her tenure, Deborah Gross was an outspoken chancellor, issuing statements on everything from a condemnation of U.S. Attorney Jeff Sessions to a call for former Philadelphia District Attorney R. Seth Williams to step down after he was indicted on bribery charges.

Two attorneys involved in a dust-up over social media posts that used the hashtag #killinnazis during the latest Xarelto trial have asked a Philadelphia judge not to revoke their ability to practice in the venue.

Trial courts struggling with how to apportion liability against defendants in strict liability cases were given guidance Thursday when the Pennsylvania Superior Court ruled judges should not simply divide liability equally among defendants.

Philadelphia is no stranger to large verdicts and high-profile cases, but with record-breaking awards and a handful of moments in the national spotlight, 2017 was an especially busy year for the Philadelphia legal community.

The ruling reversed a decision by the Clinton County Juvenile Division, which said the Child Protective Services Law does not allow a mother's action to be considered child abuse if the child was a fetus.

The online retail giant Amazon cannot be held liable for a defective dog leash that partially blinded a woman, a federal court in Pennsylvania has ruled, wading into an unanswered question in Pennsylvania products liability law.

Philadelphia District Attorney-elect Larry Krasner was voted into office on a platform of reform, and, speaking for the first time publicly since announcing his transition leadership team, he said overhauling the office's sexual harassment policies should be part of that change.

Attorneys from five law firms have asked the court presiding over the consolidated NFL concussion litigation to depose the Harvard professor who recently recommended that fees for attorneys representing individual players be capped at 15 percent.

The judge who oversaw the latest Xarelto trial in Philadelphia is asking the parties to produce more information about a social media post using the hashtag "#killinnazis," which defendants say revealed plaintiffs counsel had covertly attempted to link them to Nazi Germany during the trial.

Prominent attorney Clifford Haines, who was involved in an altercation with sheriff's deputies at the Philadelphia Criminal Justice Center in August, has sued the officers over "extraordinary misconduct" that resulted in him sustaining a broken shoulder.

The recent Xarelto trial that ended in a nearly $28 million plaintiffs verdict took an unexpected political turn during closing arguments. But, according to the defendants, the turn wasn't as unexpected as it might have seemed.

A Philadelphia jury awarded nearly $28 million to the plaintiffs in the first bellwether trial to take place in state court over the blood thinner Xarelto. The verdict came after three straight losses for plaintiffs in federal court.

Sports-related concussion litigation has been expanding across the country, with everything from the NFL and colleges to high schools and youth sports programs becoming defendants. But, even as the number of cases continues to climb, some see hurdles if attorneys want to push concussion litigation beyond basic negligence claims.

With issues including withheld transcripts of meetings, an alleged FBI investigation and a question over the nature of a judge's relationship with a high-profile litigant, the Meek Mill court battle has brought an unusual amount of national attention to the Philadelphia court system.

A Harvard Law professor has issued a report recommending a cap on all contingent fee contracts for attorneys representing former players individually and rejecting arguments that parties should pay an additional set-aside toward a common benefit fund for class counsel attorneys.

The federal judge overseeing the implementation of the $1 billion concussion-related settlement involving the NFL has barred third-party litigation funders from entering into assignment agreements with retired players.

A Philadelphia jury awarded nearly $28 million to the plaintiffs in the first bellwether trial to take place in state court over the blood thinner Xarelto. The verdict came after three straight losses for plaintiffs in federal court.

A federal judge has sided with class counsel in the NFL concussion litigation on several disputes, including how the former players' claims should be processed and whether attorney fee awards should be delayed until more payments are made to the claimants.

A Philadelphia jury has awarded nearly $28 million to the plaintiffs, attorneys said, in the first bellwether trial to take place in state court over the blood thinner Xarelto. The verdict comes after three straight losses for plaintiffs in federal court.

The attorneys representing embattled hip hop star Meek Mill have said in court filings that there was a federal investigation into the conduct of Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Genece Brinkley, who last sentenced the rapper to prison time for violating his probation.

Chris Seeger, co-lead counsel for the class of NFL players in concussion litigation, responded Friday in a court filing to recent criticism that he did not disclose his ties to a third-party litigation company that has provided loans to ex-players.

The first Xarelto bellwether trial in Philadelphia took a turn into political themes during closing arguments Friday, with attorneys making references to so-called "fake news," rising xenophobia, and even quoting Michelle Obama.

Philadelphia's district attorney-elect has announced who will be leading his upcoming transition, and the list of names includes several prominent political and criminal justice figures, including former Pennsylvania Chief Justice Ronald Castille.

If the state Supreme Court decides that common-law forfeiture does not exist in Pennsylvania, criminals convicted of gun violence will have an easier time taking back their firearms and child pornographers would also be able to repossess the camera equipment and devices they used in committing their crimes, the Adams County district attorney told a full complement of the court Wednesday.

Barring whistleblowers from recovering noneconomic damages against their former employers might be "distasteful," but it is inherent in sovereign immunity, a lawyer representing the Pennsylvania Turnpike argued before the state Supreme Court on Wednesday.

Allowing the state Department of Environmental Protection to issue ongoing penalties against companies for the continued presence of pollutants in state waters would essentially give the agency an unlimited ability to fine companies for pollution beyond their control, an attorney representing a prominent natural gas company told the state Supreme Court on Tuesday.

A lead attorney in the NFL concussion settlement has been very critical of numerous third-party litigation funding companies that have loaned money to retired players involved in the class action, but it is his alleged failure to publicly disclose his history with another litigation funding company that has raised some eyebrows recently.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments for the second time in two years over when defendants in medical negligence cases should be barred from introducing evidence of a procedure's risks and complications.

During its upcoming oral argument session, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court is set to hear debate about whether whistleblowers should be compensated for emotional damages, as well as whether companies can be subject to continuous penalties for their pollution.

District Attorney-elect Larry Krasner has been very quiet about his transition so far, but, according to numerous sources familiar with the workings of the Philadelphia District Attorney's Office, there are signs that efforts are proceeding apace.

Lawyers representing plaintiffs in three separate cases against Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries have alleged over the past six weeks that attorneys for the health care products company have engaged in improper contact with witnesses in the cases.

The decision of embattled Philadelphia rapper Meek Mill's lawyer to publicly criticize the judge handling his client's long-running case is certainly a bold, and brash, legal strategy, but one that has left many local attorneys scratching their heads.

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear arguments in a case about the complex attorney-client privilege issues that can arise during derivative actions involving nonprofit corporations and special investigating committees.

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